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If fa(x) means the function is nested a times (for example, f2(x)=f(f(x)) ), what is the smallest value of a greater than 1 that satisfiesf(2)=fa(2)?

 

f(x)={x21 if x is a multiple of 3 and 7,3x if x is only a multiple of 7,7x if x is only a multiple of 3,x+3 if x is not a multiple of 3 or 7.

 Mar 15, 2022
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f(2)  =  5

f2(2)  = f(5)  =  8

f3(2)  =  f(8)  =  11

f4(2)  =  f(11)  =  14

f5(2)  =  f(14)  =  42

f6(2)  =  f(42)  =  2

f7(2)  =  5

 Mar 16, 2022

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